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Nonprofit document templates for fundraising, volunteers, and more.

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Find the documents you need to keep organized. A variety of nonprofit template kits are available.

This section includes a number of nonprofit templates in different formats. There are board member templates, volunteer templates, and nonprofit employee templates. Also included are a number of nonprofit templates for fundraising, events, as well as donor and sponsor templates.

We’ve also included grant writing tips in the fundraising section for useful information about getting grants and writing applications. Save time by using some of these nonprofit templates.

TEMPLATE KITS

The Bloomerang nonprofit template kit includes documents for board governance, nonprofit grants, as well as social and engagement calendars. You can also find gift aknowledgement templates and a good collection of nonprofit sample job descriptions.

The NH Center for Nonprofits is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, statewide association dedicated to providing programs and resources that support nonprofit organizational capacity building and to partnering with sector leaders, businesses, and the broader community to elevate the visibility and status of the nonprofit sector.

Boarddirector.co houses a number of useful templates for the board. They offer templates for board policies, tips for developing bylaws, and a board composition matrix to help you get a ‘snapshot’ of your board. You can also find nonprofit board evaluation tools, sample policies, and more.

Stanford has put together a great collection of forms and precedent legal documents relative to nonprofit organizations. Included are contracts, program documents, checklists, calendars, bylaws, and more. Take advantage of this great resource!

This article from the balance includes a number of templates for nonprofits. Here you can find sample fundraising and thank you letters, press releases, and corporate letter requests. There are also some useful grant templates as well.

FUNDRAISING DOCS

This resource contains 8 sample fundraising letters for nonprofits. Included in this article are an auction letter template, program-specific donation request form, and sponsorship request and appreciation templates.

This article from capterra.com includes 14 event fundraising templates. Some of the featured templates are the budget templates, social media strategy checklist, post-fundraiser checklist, and the volunteer recruitment checklist.

The University of Kansas provides an amazing tutorial on grant writing. Also be sure to check out their Community Tool Box, it has extensive resources on doing work in the community. Take a look here UK Community Tool Box.

Take a look at “Developing Fundraising Policies and Procedures” by AFP, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, it’s a complete guide to best practices for fundraising and includes many useful templates.

This post from template.net contains a number of volunteer templates for your nonprofit organization. Also check out jotform.com, an online form service with a free plan you can use to make an online volunteer form.

Thebalance.com provides us with 5 more templates for thanking donors, including some old-time mailers. Take a look at the many ways you can show appreciation to those who help your nonprofit’s mission.

PARTNERS + SPONSORS

This awesome resource from the Nonprofit Law Blog describes the many different structures available for nonprofit partnerships. Learn more about what types of partnerships may benefit your organization.

Pointsoflight.org provides us with a great resourced entitled “Building Partnerships That Work: Nonprofit Organizations and Employee Volunteers”. Take a look at this PDF and learn more about partnerships and volunteering.